#8aaceb

Color #8aaceb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.05 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8aaceb

RGB

rgb(138, 172, 235)

HSL

hsl(219, 70.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 41.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.3%, 26.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(70.11, 4.24, -35.23)

LCH

lch(70.11, 35.48, 276.86)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0991, 262.34)

HWB

hwb(219, 54.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebc98a

Analogous

#8adceb

#8aaceb

#988aeb

Triadic

#8aaceb

#eb8aac

#aceb8a

Split-complementary

#8aaceb

#eb988a

#dceb8a

Tetradic

#8aaceb

#c98aeb

#ebc98a

#aceb8a

Square

#8aaceb

#eb8adc

#ebc98a

#8aeb98

Shades

Color #8aaceb mixed toward black.

#5586e2

#2462d4

#1b499f

#12316a

#091835

Tints

Color #8aaceb mixed toward white.

#9dbaee

#b1c8f2

#c4d5f5

#d8e3f8

#ebf1fc

Tones

Color #8aaceb mixed toward gray.

#92aee3

#9ab1db

#a2b3d3

#aab6cb

#b2b8c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ade · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#9895db · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#8cd3d0 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aaceb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aaceb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8aaceb (#8aaceb) is rgb(138, 172, 235) in RGB.

No, #8aaceb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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